Ruth Leake Garrison (1776-1823) · New Jersey Slavery Records

Research Tips: This white person has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier: NJS-PER-04430
Given Name: Ruth
Family Name: Garrison
Alternate Name: Leake
Birth Date: 1776
Death Date: 1823
Sex: Female
Biographical Description: Ruth Garrison née Leake was the daughter of Nathan Leake and Hannah Fithian Leake. She lived in Deerfield, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Her husband was William Garrison. After her father died in 1790, she was one of the beneficiaries of his estate and, together with her husband, she signed several legal documents related to people who had been formerly enslaved by her father.
Keywords: white person; enslaver
Places: Deerfield
Enslaver of: Hannah Leake; John Leake (b. ca. 1796)
Child of: Nathan Leake (1728-1790); Hannah Fithian Leake (1742-1824)
Spouse of: William Garrison (1747-1819)
References: This person is represented on the following page(s):
WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leake-1443
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195375262/ruth_f-garrison
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1799-06-14 Manumission: Hannah Leake (Role: Enslaver, Manumitter)

1810-06-27 Term Indenture / Promise to Manumit: John Leake (Role: Enslaver, Grantor)